Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has bestowed the highest Palestinian honor on a former United Nations official who resigned last week the international body’s decision to pull a report by her agency accusing Israel of being an “apartheid regime,” reports i24 News.
Abbas told Rima Khalaf, formerly executive secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), that she would be awarded the Palestine Medal of the Highest Honor in appreciation of her “courage and support” for Palestinians, said the report.
The report published on and later removed from the ESCWA website said that Palestinians were subjected to a “strategic fragmentation” that allowed Israel to impose “racial domination” with different sets of laws by geographic regions.
The analysis argued “beyond a reasonable doubt” that “Israel is guilty of imposing an apartheid regime on the Palestinian people, which amounts to the commission of a crime against humanity.”
Based in Beirut, ESCWA is comprised of 18 Arab countries, according to its website, which lists the state of Palestine as a full member, and works to strengthen cooperation and promote development. Read more at i24 News.
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What is the award called? The Adolf Hitler star?
the greater the honor one receives from the Palestinians – the bigger the shame.
Haman was also honored by achashvarosh and given the seal. Just remember, the higher these rashim are put up, honored,rewarded etc.. the bigger the impact will be when they fall.